Box-lid holder.



T. F. MANLEY.

BOX LID HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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THOMAS F. MANLEY, OF LA FAYETTE, INDIANA.

BOX-LID HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Application filed February 21, 1908. Serial No. 417,128.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. MANLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at La Fayette, in the county of Tippecanoe and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-LidHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in box lid holders, and theobject is primarily to provide a holder in which the lid is capable ofbeing closed with the lid holder thereon, after which the holder itselfmay be closed down smoothly over the top of the lid thus permittingseveral boxes with the lid holders attached to be packed one on top ofthe other as in the case of large shipments.

A further object is to provide a lid holder which will mutilate anddestroy the internal revenue stamp with the opening of the lid by cuttinthe stamp as the holder is raised with the 11d at one end of the box.

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accom anying drawings Figure l is a lan view 0 one end of the boxshowingthe 11d closed; Fig. 2 is an end view showing the lid raised;Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in detail of one end of the box lookingfrom the inside toward the holder and showing the means of supporting itin its elevated osition; Fig. l is a detached view of the id holder andFig. 5 shows the lid holder located on the outside of the box.

The holder consists in a thin piece of sheet metal, in the mainperfectly flat, having an orifice l at the lower end whereby it ispivoted by a pin or other means 2 to the en of the box, and bentlaterally at the upper end as at 3 to form a stop against which the lidrests when the lid is raised, and this stop rests flat against the topof the lid when it is closed so that no obstruction is formed for otherboxes or object placed on top of the box.

A shoulder 4 is formed in the rear edge of the lid holder in position toengage and rest upon the upper rear edge of the box B when the lid israised as shown in Fig. 3. In this manner the weight of the lid issupported at a slight inclination resting upon the stop 3 and theshoulder 4 of the holder resting upon the edge of the holder in itspivotal support.

A slit or slot 6 is cut in the forward edge of the lid holder to receivethe tag denoting the price of the goods, thus exhibiting it in aconspicuous and convenient position.

The location of the holder is preferably just inside the end of the boxin position to embrace the end of the lid and by being thus located itis not only out of the way and in a convenient position to affordsupport for the lid, but also it possesses the added function of cuttingthe revenue stamp in twain when pasted over it as it would be as the lidis first raised.

\Vhile the foregoing is the preferred c011- struction and location, itis obvious that the lid holder might be located in the outer surface ofthe end, as shown in Fig. 5, and perform all the functions except thelast named; also it is evident that other slight changes might beresorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts describedwithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence Ido not wish to limit myself to the exact construction herein set forth,but

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, a box lid holder, comprising a fiatplate having means at one end for pivotally connecting it to a box towhich it is to be attached, and provided with a shoulder on one edgeformed in the same plane with the rest of the plate, and provided at itsfree end with a stop which extends inwardly in the path of the lid orcover, whereby to support the latter in its raised position, and havingthe secondary function of limiting the inward position of the holderwhen the box lid or cover is closed and the holder is in its foldedposition.

2. The combination with a box and box lid, of a lid holder provided atits free end with a stop to embrace the lid and afiord a rest thereforwhen the lid is raised and constructed and adapted to be supported upona portion of the box at an intermediate point when the lid is in itselevated position, the lid holder provided with a slit in its forwardedge to receive a tag denoting the price of the goods.

3. As an article of manufacture, a box lid holder, comprising a fiatplate having means at one end for pivotally connecting it to a box towhich it is to be attached, and provided with a shoulder on one edgeformed tion, the forward edge of the holder having 10 in the same planewith the rest of the plate, a slit or kerf adapted to receive a tag orand provided at its free end with a stop card therein.

which extends inwardly in the path of the In testimony whereof'I affixmy signature lid or cover, whereby to supportthe latter in presence oftwo Witnesses. in its raised position, and having the sec- THOMAS F.MANLEY.

ondary function of limiting the inward posiitnessesz tlon of the holderwhen the box lid or cover FREDERICK O. EVANS, 1s closed and the holderis in its folded posi- LABAN SPARKS.

